Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 13:40:50 +0100 From: "Gerd M. Pauli" <paule@CHT.de> To: Guido van Rooij <guido@gvr.win.tue.nl> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with the 3Com Etherlink XL (PCI) under 2.1.6 Message-ID: <199701151240.NAA06285@mx42.cht.de> In-Reply-To: <199701141824.TAA03475@gvr.win.tue.nl> References: <199701131315.OAA01003@mx42.cht.de> <199701141824.TAA03475@gvr.win.tue.nl>
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Guido van Rooij writes:
> Yep I do. Let me see how I can help you.
Great ! Thanx !
> First, could you send me how the device is detected at boot time? That
> can be found either with the dmesg command or in your log files.
FreeBSD 2.1.6-RELEASE #4: Mon Jan 13 13:44:05 MET 1997
cht@bastl.cht.de:/usr/src/sys.2.1.6/compile/BASTL
CPU: 99-MHz Pentium 735\\90 or 815\\100 (Pentium-class CPU)
Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x525 Stepping=5
Features=0x1bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8>
real memory = 16777216 (16384K bytes)
avail memory = 14757888 (14412K bytes)
Probing for devices on PCI bus 0:
chip0 <Intel 82437FX PCI cache memory controller> rev 2 on pci0:0
chip1 <Intel 82371FB PCI-ISA bridge> rev 2 on pci0:7:0
chip2 <Intel 82371FB IDE interface> rev 2 on pci0:7:1
vx0 <3COM 3C900 Etherlink XL PCI> rev 0 int a irq 15 on pci0:10
utp/aui/bnc[*bnc*] address 00:60:97:0b:bf:52
ahc0 <Adaptec 2940 SCSI host adapter> rev 0 int a irq 9 on pci0:11
ahc0: aic7870 Single Channel, SCSI Id=7, 16 SCBs
.......
vga0 <VGA-compatible display device> rev 0 int a irq 12 on pci0:12
Probing for devices on the ISA bus:
.......
npx0 on motherboard
npx0: INT 16 interface
> Further, I'd like to know how you detect that it is in promiscuous mode.
I have ipfw in the kernel and some log filters set, so I can see that the
interface vx0 is receiving all packets on the local ethernet :-(
The next is that the Machine is sending icmp messages ( net/host unreach. )
> I am thinking of some hardware problem in your system. It is explicitly
> mentioned in the docs (page 4-46) for RxFilter that it is cleared
> (i.e. set to receiveIndividual (which is normal operation)) upon
> reset.
The board is an ASUS P/I-P55TP4N
Do you know where I can get the docs ? I looked at www.3com.com but could not
find the stuff.
> Apparently the hard reset stuff does something weird to the card.
The Dos Config Program from 3Com for this Card has the answer, I guess.
There must be a Config Register which has to be initialized from the
Kernel at boot time .
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